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Reds 2011

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RugbyReg

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Rocky Elsom (76)
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The Reds are getting pretty physical at training it seems, which is unsurprising given the season is weeks away. Apparently Digby and Daley had a 'scuffle' in yesterday's session.

Can't wait to next Tuesday....
 
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RugbyReg said:
The Reds are getting pretty physical at training it seems, which is unsurprising given the season is weeks away. Apparently Digby and Daley had a 'scuffle' in yesterday's session.

Can't wait to next Tuesday....
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What's on Tuesday?
 
DPK

DPK

Peter Sullivan (51)
Ash said:
In the meantime, I encourage all Tah supporters who read this thread to start thinking of their excuses now when they lose to the Reds at Suncorp. Best excuse that is posted before the game wins a lolly!
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The game is transported to an alternate universe where the worse side on the day is declared the winner?
 
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TOCC

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What every Reds fan likes to see :) James Horwill running
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What every good QLD team needs, a ginger nut or two
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Digby looks like a crim
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potential inside centre challenger?
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Whos the tall bloke?
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Whos the tall bloke?
http://sphotos.AK (Andrew Kellaway).fbcdn.net/hphotos-AK (Andrew Kellaway)-snc6/hs079.snc6/168985_10150119557455236_282471695235_8077081_5881071_n.jpg[/QUOTE]

Thats Michael Stohlburg from the Easts Club - 18y/o secondrow in academy
 
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Michael Lynagh (62)
The Konze said:
The game is transported to an alternate universe where the worse side on the day is declared the winner?
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Hmmm, not bad, and I say, why not? It happened this year in the Tahs v Reds showdown, where the better team for most of the game lost!
 
DPK

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Peter Sullivan (51)
Ash said:
Hmmm, not bad, and I say, why not? It happened this year in the Tahs v Reds showdown, where the better team for most of the game lost!
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Yeah, yeah. Most of the game, but not including the business end!

It is good to see big Jim Horwill up at running. Imagine, he and Sharpe playing at their best for the Wobs. Even in 09, when our forwards were dominating a lot of the time, I still thought we weren't seeing the best of those two.
 
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Im glad to see Horwill hasn't lost any size during his injury recovery as we all know we (the Wallabies) could do with another big enforcer!
 
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Bob McCowan (2)
This might sound like a big call, but James Hanson is excellent. I've seen him go head to head with Saia a couple of times in club footy and he played all over him. He also was Unis best player most weeks. Super 15 is not the Hospital Cup but the signs are very good.
 
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John Eales (66)
Welcome aboard rookie.

I don't think I'm the only one who was impressed by Hanson in the ARC as I recall others mentioning it. That's over 3 years ago now but we folks south of the Tweed River haven't seen him play club rugby to assess his progress though we've had a few glimpses in the ITM Cup. I hope that he comes on in leaps and bounds and we see a lot of him in Super Rugby so that we can have a look. I remember him chiefly for his work around the park, so wonder how he is going in the tough stuff.


On Horwill. He is the type of player we missed against England on the EOYT, and not to the point, also in the 2007 RWC Q/Final against the same team. One player here or there wouldn't have made a difference in either game but it underlined our shallow depth of TH locks in the country - the Bakkies Botha and Brad Thorn type who locks in the scrum behind the THP and doesn't take a backward step in any department.
 
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Watty Friend (18)
Don't tell me that Higginbum's been learning the Quade fairy step? That photo definitely seems to paint the picture.
 
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Just heard from a mate that Van will be looking to leave asap as he has been told he will be on the bench for the majority of the season and he would rather game time. He will be going overseas.
 
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Geoff Shaw (53)
Lee Grant said:
On Horwill. He is the type of player we missed against England on the EOYT, and not to the point, also in the 2007 RWC Q/Final against the same team. One player here or there wouldn't have made a difference in either game but it underlined our shallow depth of TH locks in the country - the Bakkies Botha and Brad Thorn type who locks in the scrum behind the THP and doesn't take a backward step in any department.
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I just think Horwill will prove the difference between Australia having a poor scrum and a scrum that's good enough.

No, we will never be world beaters but perhaps with Mr.Horwill we could, within reason, guarantee our own ball and not concede penalty tries.

I do not consider this a huge call.
 
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rookie said:
This might sound like a big call, but James Hanson is excellent. I've seen him go head to head with Saia a couple of times in club footy and he played all over him. He also was Unis best player most weeks. Super 15 is not the Hospital Cup but the signs are very good.
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Chibba Hanson is a good young hooker, but the hooker with perhaps the most potential the in squad is James Charalambous. He is the same age as Hanson, however he has long been in the academy despite a crippling history of injuries. If he can stay fit and get himself professionally conditioned, I believe he will be the best long term hooker in the squad. Look to him to get game time this season, perhaps as the third choice hooker ahead of Albert Anae.
 
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en_force_er said:
I just think Horwill will prove the difference between Australia having a poor scrum and a scrum that's good enough.

No, we will never be world beaters but perhaps with Mr.Horwill we could, within reason, guarantee our own ball and not concede penalty tries.

I do not consider this a huge call.
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I don't know alot about scrum dynamics, but I am unsure if it works like that. Although, I am very excited at the prospect of him locking into the Reds TH side, and hopefully serving up the Tahs pack along with Jimmy Slipper and Co. That would be very nice after our scrum was totally embarrassed by them last year, and probably kept the Tahs in the game.
 
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
tranquility said:
I don't know alot about scrum dynamics, but I am unsure if it works like that. Although, I am very excited at the prospect of him locking into the Reds TH side, and hopefully serving up the Tahs pack along with Jimmy Slipper and Co. That would be very nice after our scrum was totally embarrassed by them last year, and probably kept the Tahs in the game.
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Quade kept us in the game, by missing the tackle on Cliffy. :)
 
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